Porter County 360 News: Porter County https://pc360news.com/town-porter-county.html PC360 stories about Porter County, Indiana. en-us Thu, 12 Nov 2026 18:00:00 +0000 https://pc360news.com/art/favicon-192.pngPorter County 360 News: Porter Countyhttps://pc360news.com/town-porter-county.html Porter County opens its zoning rules to a Nov. 19 hearing under the new state housing lawhttps://pc360news.com/porter-county-housing-zoning-hearing-hea-1001-plan-commission.htmlhttps://pc360news.com/porter-county-housing-zoning-hearing-hea-1001-plan-commission.htmlThu, 12 Nov 2026 18:00:00 +0000GovernmentThe Plan Commission takes public comment on the county's development code under a state law aimed at more home building, and the county's redevelopment and zoning boards meet in the days before it. Porter County's fall in the IHSAA tournament: 13 sectional titles and two football teams still playinghttps://pc360news.com/porter-county-fall-sports-ihsaa-tournament-roundup.htmlhttps://pc360news.com/porter-county-fall-sports-ihsaa-tournament-roundup.htmlThu, 12 Nov 2026 16:45:00 +0000SportsFrom Chesterton volleyball to Valparaiso unified flag football, here is how Porter County's teams and state qualifiers fared in this fall's IHSAA tournaments, by the official results. Wheeler, 11-1 with its first sectional title since 2011, plays at unbeaten Eastside in 2A regional Fridayhttps://pc360news.com/wheeler-football-regional-at-eastside-preview.htmlhttps://pc360news.com/wheeler-football-regional-at-eastside-preview.htmlThu, 12 Nov 2026 16:45:00 +0000SportsThe Bearcats face the 11-0 Blazers at 7:30 p.m. Eastern, 6:30 p.m. Central, on Friday, Nov. 13, at Eastside, with $10 digital tickets through Eventlink. Porter County Judge Christopher Buckley files response to state misconduct charges over his August OWI arresthttps://pc360news.com/porter-judge-buckley-answers-judicial-misconduct-charges.htmlhttps://pc360news.com/porter-judge-buckley-answers-judicial-misconduct-charges.htmlThu, 12 Nov 2026 16:15:00 +0000CourtsThe state's judicial ethics commission has asked the Indiana Supreme Court to name three masters to hold a public hearing once Buckley answered. The court will decide whether he broke the judicial conduct code and what discipline, if any, he faces. Illinois man jailed on warrant in fatal July OWI crash case, due in Porter County court Thursday afternoonhttps://pc360news.com/porter-county-fatal-owi-crash-warrant-arrest-initial-hearing.htmlhttps://pc360news.com/porter-county-fatal-owi-crash-warrant-arrest-initial-hearing.htmlThu, 12 Nov 2026 15:45:00 +0000Public SafetyJeffrey Allen Keith faces five felony counts, including two of causing death while operating a vehicle while intoxicated or with an alcohol concentration of .08 or more, and his bond is to be set at a 2 p.m. hearing Thursday. Porter County week ahead: two high school stage shows, a Chesterton plan hearing and a sculpture callhttps://pc360news.com/porter-county-weekend-week-ahead-guide-nov-13.htmlhttps://pc360news.com/porter-county-weekend-week-ahead-guide-nov-13.htmlThu, 12 Nov 2026 15:00:00 +0000CommunityDates, times, places and prices for public events from Monday, Nov. 16, through Sunday, Nov. 22, plus two dates to save, as the organizers posted them. Porter County to certify Nov. 3 election Friday, with unofficial turnout at 44.7%https://pc360news.com/porter-county-election-certification-results.htmlhttps://pc360news.com/porter-county-election-certification-results.htmlThu, 12 Nov 2026 14:00:00 +0000GovernmentThe county's posted results stay unofficial until the board certifies them at noon Friday at the Expo Center, and provisional ballots are not yet reported.